Wike, Fubara supporters clash at Port Harcourt town hall meeting

Wike, Fubara Supporters Clash at Port Harcourt Town Hall Meeting A heated confrontation erupted yesterday in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, as supporters of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and those loyal to the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, clashed during a town hall meeting. The meeting, intended as a platform for Rivers residents and political stakeholders to air their views on the ongoing political crisis in the state, quickly descended into chaos after remarks made by Bright Amaewhule, President General of the Grassroots Development Initiative (GDI). Amaewhule claimed that GDI played a pivotal role in Fubara’s emergence as governor, asserting, “Before the campaign proper, we moved Sim from one local government to another, not the Honourable Minister.” He continued, “GDI was the group that made Sim acceptable to the people of Rivers State, even when he was rejected by his own kin. Now, those same people a...